Surgical Techniques
New Imaging Agent Designed to Improve Detection of Bladder Cancer
One of a select number of medical centers in the United States is offering a newly approved optical imaging agent for the detection of papillary cancer of the bladder in patients with known or suspected bladder cancer. More...10 Nov 2011
Less Invasive Anesthetic Methods Favor Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
A new study suggests that using less invasive spinal, epidural, and local monitored anesthesia care is better than general anesthesia for elective endovascular aneurysm repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. More...09 Nov 2011


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